Subjects
To be awarded the 
MEA40615 Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Avionics) competency must be demonstrated in:
Aircraft Maintenance Stream
twelve (12) core units consisting of common, imported and some avionic technical stream units
thirteen (13) elective technical stream units chosen from Group A
Total: twenty-five (25) units
OR
Component Maintenance Workshop Stream
thirteen (13) core units consisting of common, imported and avionic technical stream units
three (3) elective technical stream units chosen from Group B
Total: sixteen (16) units
Core units of competency (Aircraft Maintenance Stream)
Complete all twelve (12) mandatory common, technical stream and imported units listed below.
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites |
Interpret work health and safety practices in aviation maintenance | ||
Plan and organise aviation maintenance work activities | ||
Apply quality standards applicable to aviation maintenance processes | ||
Interpret and use aviation maintenance industry manuals and specifications | ||
Complete aviation maintenance industry documentation | ||
Perform basic hand skills, standard trade practices and fundamentals in aviation maintenance | ||
Conduct self in the aviation maintenance environment | ||
Apply mathematics and physics in aviation maintenance | ||
Remove and install miscellaneous aircraft electrical hardware/components | ||
Fabricate and/or repair aircraft electrical hardware or parts | ||
Use electrical test equipment | ||
Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices |
Core units of competency (Component Maintenance Workshop Stream)
Complete all thirteen (13) mandatory common, technical stream and imported units listed below.
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites |
Interpret work health and safety practices in aviation maintenance | ||
Plan and organise aviation maintenance work activities | ||
Apply quality standards applicable to aviation maintenance processes | ||
Interpret and use aviation maintenance industry manuals and specifications | ||
Complete aviation maintenance industry documentation | ||
Perform basic hand skills, standard trade practices and fundamentals in aviation maintenance | ||
Conduct self in the aviation maintenance environment | ||
Apply mathematics and physics in aviation maintenance | ||
Remove and install miscellaneous aircraft electrical hardware/components | ||
Fabricate and/or repair aircraft electrical hardware or parts | ||
Use electrical test equipment | ||
Use electronic test equipment | ||
Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices |
Elective units of competency
Group A (Aircraft Maintenance Stream)
Choose thirteen (13) of the technical stream units listed below while observing the unit selection guidelines in column 4.
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites | Unit selection guidelines |
Remove and install basic aircraft electrical system components | Do not take with | ||
Remove and install advanced aircraft electrical system components | Do not take with | ||
Remove and install basic aircraft instrument system components | Do not take with | ||
Remove and install advanced aircraft instrument system components | Do not take with | ||
Remove and install aircraft basic radio communication and navigation system components | Elective | ||
Remove and install aircraft electronic system components | Elective | ||
Remove and install aircraft pressurisation control system components | Elective | ||
Remove and install aircraft oxygen system components | Elective | ||
Inspect, test and troubleshoot basic aircraft electrical systems and components | |||
Inspect, test and troubleshoot advanced aircraft electrical systems and components | |||
Inspect, test and troubleshoot basic aircraft instrument systems and components | |||
Inspect, test and troubleshoot advanced aircraft instrument systems and components | |||
Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft basic communication and radio navigation systems and components | |||
Inspect, test and troubleshoot advanced aircraft communications systems and components | |||
Inspect, test and troubleshoot instrument landing systems and components | |||
Inspect, test and troubleshoot fixed wing autopilot systems and components | Take instead of | ||
Inspect, test and troubleshoot rotary wing autopilot systems and components | Take instead of | ||
Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft pressurisation control systems and components | |||
Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft primary radar systems and components | |||
Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft secondary radar systems and components | |||
Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft oxygen systems and components | Elective | ||
Inspect aircraft electrical systems and components | |||
Inspect aircraft instrument systems and components | |||
Inspect fixed wing aircraft automatic flight control systems and components | Do not take with | ||
Inspect aircraft electronic systems and components | |||
Test and troubleshoot aircraft electrical systems and components | Do not take with | ||
Test and troubleshoot aircraft instrument systems and components | |||
Test and troubleshoot aircraft radio frequency navigation and communications systems and components | |||
Test and troubleshoot fixed wing aircraft automatic flight control systems and components | Do not take with | ||
Inspect, test and troubleshoot rotary wing aircraft automatic flight control systems and components | Do not take with | ||
Test and troubleshoot aircraft pulse systems and components | |||
Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft inertial navigation and reference systems and components | |||
Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft global navigation systems and components | |||
Use electronic test equipment | Elective | ||
Modify/repair single layer printed circuit boards | Do not take with | ||
Modify/repair multi-layer printed circuit boards | Do not take with | ||
Terminate and repair aircraft optical fibre cable | Elective | ||
Inspect, test and troubleshoot instrument display systems and components | |||
Inspect, test and troubleshoot full authority digital engine control systems | Do not take with | ||
Inspect, test and troubleshoot flight management systems and components | Elective | ||
Perform aircraft flight servicing | Elective | ||
Marshal aircraft | Elective |
Group B (Component Maintenance Workshop Stream)
Choose at least three (3) of the Avionic technical stream units listed below while observing the unit selection guidelines in column 4.
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites | Unit selection guidelines |
Test, align and troubleshoot synchro and servo system components | Elective | ||
Modify/repair single layer printed circuit boards | Do not take with | ||
Modify/repair multi-layer printed circuit boards | Do not take with | ||
Terminate and repair aircraft optical fibre cable | Elective | ||
Repair or overhaul aircraft pulse system components | Elective | ||
Repair or overhaul aircraft display, control and distribution system components | Elective | ||
Repair or overhaul aircraft instrument system components | Elective | ||
Repair or overhaul aircraft radio frequency communication and navigation system components | Elective | ||
Repair or overhaul aircraft electrical/electro-mechanical components | Elective | ||
Repair or overhaul aircraft oxygen system components | Elective | ||
Repair or overhaul aircraft audio and visual systems and reproducers | Elective |